| boxed.labels {plotrix} | R Documentation |
Places labels in boxes on an existing plot
boxed.labels(x,y,labels,col="white",border=TRUE,xpad=0.6,ypad=0.6,...)
x,y |
x and y position of the centers of the labels |
col |
The color of the rectangles on which the labels are displayed. |
labels |
Text strings |
border |
Whether to draw borders around the rectangles. |
xpad,ypad |
Half the value of the proportion of the rectangles to the extent of the text within. |
... |
additional arguments passed to text. |
This function is best for regularly spaced labels where overlapping is
not a problem. See thigmophobe.labels for squeezing labels
in tight places.
nil
Jim Lemon
spread.labels, thigmophobe.labels
x<-rnorm(10)
y<-rnorm(10)
plot(x,y,type="p")
nums<-c("one","two","three","four","five","six","seven","eight","nine","ten")
boxed.labels(x,y-0.1,nums)
readline("Press <Enter> to continue")
# now label a barplot
xpos<-barplot(c(1,3,2,4))
boxed.labels(xpos,0.5,nums[1:4])